Mihail Várdai, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com Covering the business and politics of space Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:05:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png Mihail Várdai, Author at SpaceNews https://spacenews.com 32 32 80681979 Europe’s strategic autonomy in space will define its role in the ‘second space age’ https://spacenews.com/europes-strategic-autonomy-in-space-will-define-its-role-in-the-second-space-age/ https://spacenews.com/europes-strategic-autonomy-in-space-will-define-its-role-in-the-second-space-age/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=583605 Ariane 64 launch

Europe’s future in space really boils down to one question: can it stay ahead without relying on technology made somewhere else? As we step into what experts call the “second […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/europes-strategic-autonomy-in-space-will-define-its-role-in-the-second-space-age/feed/ 0 583605 The urgent need for new rules of the road in space and cyber https://spacenews.com/the-urgent-need-for-new-rules-of-the-road-in-space-and-cyber/ https://spacenews.com/the-urgent-need-for-new-rules-of-the-road-in-space-and-cyber/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=528684 Visualization of the orbital debris produced by Russia's Nov. 15, 2021, ASAT test. Credit: UK Space Agency

Building on historical lessons for space governance, urgent action is needed to address escalating threats. Today, we face a dangerous gap in space security: our deterrence frameworks are obsolete for […]

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In 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What saved us wasn’t just luck — it was the hotline hastily established between […]

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